The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1887-06-10
THE EIGHT FORTY-FIVE.

Everybody outside the Office Of Jona-
than Greysark Co., East India mer-
chants, of Rood-lane, City, knew Mr.
Jonathan Greysark simply as a very
well-to-do bachelor Of five and forty.
fresh-faccd, well-dressed, genial and ana
BILE, as q man, tolerably well-ntted out
with thc good things of this life AMI un-
hamP"gcd by ties and encumbrauces,
should be.
But Mr.. Philip Penn. whose days were
PASSED within the Office. regarded his
wealthy and popular employer from a
somewhat different point of view. Mr..
Penn huu hy his steRdiues- and business
knowledge in no small degree helped
Jonathan Groysark 10 his enviahie posi-
tion in th" commercial world; he mad
served the house faithfully for upward Of
twenty years. vet ne was stall s:mIiv a
clerk. In which position, despite frequent
prayers and petitions, Mr.. Grvs.-ark was
determined 90 keep him until the time
earn" for dispensing entirely with his
services.
Altogether. poor PENIS life was by no
u"au~ q. happy one, for, IN addition TO
hlS commercial troubles, he had an ytor-
nelly Eg..EiUE lpue~ti" skeleton In the
-aaP. ui q hlackguar.I brother. who had
stood IL Tn" felun's dock on a charge Of
extensive forgery, mad passed many
years in prison, and who now could
oa.y lc kept quietly in the background
ty The allowance which the unfortunate
Penn made him out oI the exceedingly
moderate salary he drew from the Rood
Grcy-ark knew this, and was also
aware INT q furnished name was an al
most inSuprrable har to his clerks ad-
vance in any other line OF life, so he
mcaEly took advantage Of the fact by
getting most unfair amount OF work
Ogt uf Pom. aud paying him q miscTably
Inadequate salary Tor IL.
jonathan GrCySaTk lived ut Brighton.
and came up % town every morning -
the :f5 express. In this famous train
he had acquired from long usage a pre-
seriptive right 70 particular seat in q
particular compartment Of particular
carriage
One morning Greysark staggered up
pied.
The occupant was a pretty, modestly
dressed girl OF eighteen or thereaIoUt-
The next morning he found his Yincc
Fi-.ilarly occupied and only the girls
pheasant face checked audible expression
pt bis discomfort.
The same thing occurred the morning
after thut, and continuously, without
protest from Mr.. Greysark, and the
young S.45 bucks who, OF course, re-
caTisd the affair as q capital joke,
remarked that the great man, instead
OF camping AID raging away 10 another
carriage, aJt only cuutentelly went into
tho same one, but passed a much great
II part Oi the hour and quarters jour
ney In looking at the girl over
the top OF mis- uewsf uper than in study
inE the city article
In fOrtuicht's time Il was observed
that he handed the girl out. carried her
little parcels. and saw her safely into an
omnibus Tor the Mansion House; and in
three weeks time it was noted that he
Chatted a. easily and famiharly with her
as If he had known her for years.
In short, it became very evident
that wealthy bachelor of Rood-lane
was enamored OF the young lady.
When his attentions first became
marked she assumed the proper
attitude of unprotected virtue and
monosyIIabies: but when her fem
lnine perspicuity assured her that
her admirer was inspired by the
most honorable of intentions it
was not very long before she told
that her name was Phyllis, and that she
was a student at the South Kensington
School of Art, and that she resided at
Brighton with her aunt.
90 Miss Phyllis said GreySark one
morning, a. they walked along the Lon
don Bridg" platform as some sort of
ass urHucc that / only entertain the most
genuine feelings Of respect and admira-
tion for YOU, / think I should mention
that my name is Greysark, that I am the
head of one Of the most respected houses
In the city of London. and that nothing
would give me a greater pleasure than 10
call upon Your aunt at Brighton"
IT the mention OF the name of Grey
sark the girls color deepened somewhat,
and she raised her eyes TO his face for
few seconds.
III,
am sure that my aunt would be de-
lighted to make your acquaintance, Mr..
Grcysark-"
Accordingly. on the following Sunday,
Mr.. Greysark betook himself 10 Regency
square, and was ushered into the pres
ence Of a lady who received him with
stately urbanity.
Jonathan Greysark lost no time in
beating about the bush, but plunged
at once "a uleIiidS g.S described
the origin of his acquaintance with
Phyllis, expressed himself in such
happy language, blew his own truIa-
pet in such n pleasant unassum-
ing manner. declared his devotion in
such fervid phrases in fact put matters
.elure the old lady Ia such an attractive
] -ut. that she was completely son over.
' OF course. Mr.. OTcyslTS, she said
o. reply, "ae / am uGly n, --ir. aunt, /
Irvr no direct authority .u the matter.
But it PLY Ills regards your ~r.it a. favor
iJly a~ 1 do.l can only re-. mmcud that
-ou should address q letter so her father
"a London, state the ca-, as you have
stated u TO me, and abide by his de-
.i-ion-"
But il Is an extraordinary phase of
,Ur acquaintance said the merchant,
that / do not knoN your nicce's sur
lam" vet.
Tire old lady was struck ty the strange I
.e-s oi his avowal. he-itateI a moment, I
".med a little confused. and then re-
lied:
.. Har nnnne Is Eleming Nr Greysark. |